Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1670
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World War One. Naval Mail. 1915-19 Covers and cards with 1915 cover franked 6c tied by Zanzibar squared circle with manuscript "Censored Rev D. Whitburn" on flap; 1916 Zanzibar postcard franked 1c strip of three + 3c cancelled by Zanzibar squared circles with circular "PASSED BY / CENSOR" of H.M.S "Talbot" (piece missing at lower right corner); picture postcards of Zanzibar with G.B stamps cancelled in London (5) or stampless with London Received From H.M Ship machine all with naval censor cachets; stampless cover with "Zanzibar Government" flap, endorsed "On Postal Service" with London Received From H.M. Ship machine; also a real Photo postcard of the wreck of the "Konigsberg" (Base Office B c.d.s) and card of the "Ben-My-Chree" whose seaplanes helped sink the "Konigsberg"; and a 1917 telegram from Zanzibar to Pretoria with "ARMY / SIGNAL SERVICE" cachet. An interesting lot. (12).
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Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Apr-20-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
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